Why TSMC Remains Indomitable
Fueled by the AI boom, advanced packaging, and overseas expansion, TSMC is strengthening its global lead while navigating labor constraints, geopolitical risk, and competition with China.
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Forgotten Stories Revisited: How VR is Bringing History Back to Life
Immersive VR films are bringing overlooked chapters of Taiwan’s history back into view, from the Tapani Incident trials to the forgotten Vietnamese refugee camps on Penghu. By blending historical research with visceral storytelling, these works invite audiences to experience the past not as distant fact, but as lived memory.
Putting Extended Reality to Work
XR is moving beyond novelty in Taiwan, finding practical applications in healthcare, education, defense, manufacturing, and retail. As local companies build on Taiwan’s tech strengths, immersive technologies are reshaping training, treatment, design, and consumer experiences.
Taiwan Looks to Develop an XR Niche
Taiwan’s XR opportunity is moving beyond consumer headsets toward healthcare, industrial use, and AI-powered smart glasses, where its hardware strengths can carve out a higher-value niche.
Taiwan Grapples with Energy Policy Travails
Taiwan is reassessing its energy mix as geopolitical shocks and rising demand expose vulnerabilities, reviving nuclear alongside lagging renewables. At the same time, surging AI-driven consumption is outpacing the island’s ability to secure stable, low-carbon power.
All Options Open: Re-Energizing Taiwan to Meet AI Demand
Taiwan’s push to scale AI is running headlong into energy constraints, exposing the limits of its current infrastructure, policy alignment, and geopolitical vulnerabilities. As demand surges, the real challenge is not just building AI capacity, but securing the power and strategy to sustain it.
Energy Security Returns to the Forefront
Geopolitical tensions have exposed Taiwan’s heavy reliance on imported energy and limited buffer capacity, bringing energy security back into focus. The challenge now is building a more resilient system as demand continues to rise.
Uncertainty Surrounds Taiwan’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative
Taiwan’s sovereign wealth fund proposal remains in limbo as policymakers diverge on its purpose, structure, and funding. Despite its strategic potential, political and institutional hurdles continue to stall progress.
Taiwan Approaches Stablecoins With Caution
Stablecoins are gaining momentum in global finance, but Taiwan is proceeding carefully. Regulators are studying how fiat-backed digital currencies could fit within the island’s tightly supervised financial system.
Setting Sights on a Stablecoin Market
Stablecoins could bring faster, lower-cost cross-border payments to Taiwan’s trade-driven economy. But before locally issued tokens can launch, regulators must resolve key questions about oversight, financial stability, and the evolving role of banks in a digital-asset era.